Discover the diverse (and delicious) cuisines of South India. Indian food is as complex, broad, and varied as the country itself—and it's time to bring that expanse of flavors to your kitchen. Drawing on the rich traditions of South India, The Essential South Indian Cookbook will take your taste buds somewhere they've probably never been before. The Essential South Indian Cookbook lets you explore the rarely-tasted regional cuisines of India's southern states. Travel to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra as you sample delicious foods and learn how each of these areas contributed to the rich traditions of Indian dining. The Essential South Indian Cookbook includes: 75 South Indian recipes—Discover a mouthwatering variety of unique and flavorful dishes that include idli (savory rice cake), dosa (rice crepes), sambar (vegetable stew), chutneys, and more. Taste the south—You'll enjoy an Indian cookbook that examines the varied histories of South India's states—and their contributions to the legacy of Indian food. True Indian kitchen—Learn how to keep your flavors authentic in this Indian cookbook, filled with advice for selecting essential spices and must-have cookware. Earn a new stamp on your culinary passport with the help of The Essential South Indian Cookbook.

From the acclaimed chef and owner of Brooklyn Delhi, a debut cookbook focused on the celebrated vegetarian fare of South India. Lifelong vegetarian and chef Chitra Agrawal takes you on an epicurean journey to her mother’s hometown of Bangalore and back to Brooklyn, where she adapts her family’s South Indian recipes for home cooks. This particular style of Indian home cooking, often called the “yoga diet,” is light and fresh, yet satisfying and rich in bold and complex flavors. Grains, legumes, fresh produce, coconut, and yogurt—along with herbs, citrus, chiles, and spices—form the cornerstone of this delectable cuisine, rooted in vegetarian customs and honed over centuries for optimum taste and nutrition. From the classic savory crepe dosa, filled with lemony turmeric potatoes and cilantro coconut chutney, to new creations like coconut polenta topped with spring vegetables 'upma" and homemade yogurt, the recipes in Vibrant India are simple to prepare and a true celebration of color and flavor on a plate. Chitra weaves together the historical context behind the region’s cuisine and how she brought some of these age-old traditions to life thousands of miles away in Brooklyn during the city’s exciting food renaissance. Relying on her experience as a culinary instructor, Chitra introduces the essential Indian cooking techniques, tips, and ingredients you’ll need to prepare a full range of recipes from quick vegetable stir frys (corn, basil, and leeks flavored with butter, cumin, and black pepper), salads (citrus red cabbage and fennel slaw with black mustard seeds, curry leaves, and chile), yogurt raitas (shredded beets and coconut in yogurt), and chutneys and pickles (preserved Meyer lemon in chile brine) to hearty stews (aromatic black eyed peas, lentils, and greens), coconut curries (summer squash in an herby coconut yogurt sauce), and fragrant rice dishes (lime dill rice with pistachios). Rounding out the book is an array of addictive snacks (popcorn topped with curry leaf butter), creative desserts (banana, coconut, and cardamom ice cream), and refreshing drinks (chile watermelon juice with mint). Chitra provides numerous substitutions to accommodate produce seasonality, ingredient availability, and personal tastes. The majority of recipes are gluten-free and vegan or can be easily modified to adhere to those dietary restrictions. Whether you are a vegetarian or just looking for ways to incorporate more vegetarian recipes into your repertoire, Vibrant India is a practical guide for bringing delicious Indian home cooking to your table on a regular basis.

Featuring an emphasis on the famed Chettinad cooking tradition of southern India, this collection of 150 mostly vegetarian recipes allows home cooks to create fabulous exotic fare with an Indian flavor. Included are sample menus of complementary dishes and innovative suggestions for integrating dishes from the southern part of India into traditional Western meals. 8 pages of color photos.

This unique guide to preparing Indian food using classic slow-cooker techniques features more than 50 recipes, beautifully illustrated with full-color photography throughout. These great recipes take advantage of the slow cooker's ability to keep food moist through its long cooking cycle, letting readers create dishes with far less oil and saturated fat than in traditional recipes. Anupy Singla shows the busy, harried family that cooking healthy is simple and that cooking Indian is just a matter of understanding a few key spices. Her "Indian Spices 101" chapter introduces readers to the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, as well as how to store, prepare, and combine them in different ways. Among her 50 recipes are all the classics — specialties like dal, palak paneer, and gobi aloo — and also dishes like butter chicken, keema, and much more. The result is a terrific introduction to making healthful, flavorful Indian food using the simplicity and convenience of the slow cooker.

While most Indian cookbooks feature the cuisine of Northern India, here is an introduction to the flavourful, and predominantly vegetarian, dishes of Southern India, particularly the Madras region. Over 100 recipes for tempting appetisers, chutneys, rice dishes, vegetables and stews -- flavoured with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and delicate spices in varying combinations -- have been adapted for the western kitchen. Clear instructions along with an introduction to Indian spices ensure that even novice cooks can produce delicious, authentic meals.

"Rasachandrika is one of the classics among cookery books in Marathi. Generations of housewives have begun their culinary career by reading and following this book. Now the secrets of Saraswat cookery would be available to a much wide readership through this English edition." --Back cover.

2017 The Gourmand Awards National Winner: BEST INDIAN CUISINE 2017 James Beard Award Nominee 2017 Winner, Food 52's The Piglet Award My Two Souths takes you on a culinary journey with Chef Asha Gomez, from her small village in the Kerala region of southern India to her celebrated restaurants in Atlanta, and on into your kitchen. Her singular recipes are rooted in her love of Deep-South cooking, as well as the Southern Indian flavors of her childhood home. These "Two Souths" that are close to her heart are thousands of miles apart, yet share similarities in traditions, seasonings, and most importantly, an abiding appreciation of food as both celebration and comfort. Here she shares more than 125 recipes, including: Black Cardamom Smothered Pork Chop, Vivid Tomato and Cheese Pie, Kerala Fried Chicken and Waffles, Three Spice Carrot Cake.